Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderEricales
FamilyPrimulaceae
GenusArdisia
Scientific name with authorshipArdisia humilis Vahl
Indexed scientific synonyms
Anguillaria solanacea (Roxb.) Poir.Ardisia arborescens Wall.Ardisia arborescens Wall. ex A.DC.Ardisia doma Wall.Ardisia doma Wall. ex A.DC.Ardisia drupacea (Blanco) Merr.Ardisia elliptica Bedd.Ardisia elliptica var. solanacea (Roxb.) ThwaitesArdisia hainanensis MezArdisia humilis var. arborescens C.B.ClarkeArdisia nana Buch.-Ham.Ardisia nana Buch.-Ham. ex A.DC.Ardisia obovata BlumeArdisia oleracea Buch.-Ham.Ardisia oleracea Buch.-Ham. ex A.DC.Ardisia parviflora TalbotArdisia pyrgina St.-Lag.Ardisia pyrgus Roem. & Schult.Ardisia racemosa (Lour.) MezArdisia salicifolia A.DC.Ardisia sinensis Steud.Ardisia solanacea Roxb.Ardisia solanacea var. parviflora (Talbot) Punekar & Lakshmin.Ardisia umbellata RothBladhia humilis (Vahl) SasakiBladhia racemosa (Lour.) NakaiBladhia solanacea (Roxb.) NakaiClimacandra multiflora Miq.Climacandra obovata Miq.Climacandra salicifolia (A.DC.) Miq.Niara montanensis Dennst.Pyrgus racemosa Lour.Tinus humilis (Vahl) KuntzeTinus racemosa (Lour.) KuntzeWillughbeia drupacea Blanco
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Material
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier587087-1
Use codesHF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.